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BELLINO BAGS THE DOUBLE AT GP OF SPAIN

Over and out, the EWC GP of Spain is a wrap, here’s the lowdown from day two in Spain…

– It was another hot and dusty day in Jerez with 32 degrees and a burning sun throughout the day. A serious amount of sunscreen was sprayed on riders’ necks, mostly on the northern Europeans!

– Spanish fans made the trip to the special tests, searching for shadows under the large trees. They surely had many of their national riders to cheer for with Cristobal Guerrero being one of them. Third on both days the Team Yamaha Miglio rode his best GP of the season so far.

– Enduro 1 belonged to Christophe Nambotin. The Frenchman pushed hard to the end of the day. also secure the unofficial overall classification.

– After the GP of Spain Antoine Meo’s the only senior class rider with a perfect record of four wins out of four starts. Spanish spectators got a better grasp of why Meo’s topping one of the most competitive classes as he was the only one trying different lines on the tricky enduro test.

– This year’s E3 battle is crazier than ever. Mathias Bellino might have grabbed two wins but there were at least five riders fighting for the win on day two. Distance from first to sixth place was just 17 seconds at the end of the day.

– Listening to the 300cc two strokes screaming in the soft and dusty motocross test was like music to our ears. And there were a couple of corners where handguards were leaving their own marks on the inside of corners.

– Laia Sanz is adored by Spanish fans. She probably signed more autographs than anyone else during the weekend in Jerez. Her trials skills made her shine on the up hills of the enduro test.

– Enduro Junior’s greatest surprise came from Steve Holcombe who impressed many in his first outing with Team Beta Boano and the RR 250. Third on day one the Englishman climbed to second place on day two.

Official report…

Hot weather and exceptionally close racing brings the GP AMV Seguros of Spain to a close on day two in Jerez. Across all classes the second day of racing at round two of the Maxxis FIM Enduro World Championship has been incredibly competitive.

In the Enduro 3 class, Mathias Bellino (Husqvarna) secured a one-second margin of victory, while his teammate Jamie McCanney edged out his closest competitors by just two seconds to win in the Enduro Junior ranks.

KTM’s Antoine Meo was again the winner of Enduro 2 while Christophe Nambotin (KTM) was unstoppable in Enduro 1. Taking a commanding victory, Laia Sanz (KTM) was the clear winner in the Women’s Cup.

On day two there was no change at the head of the Enduro 2 class. Claiming his fourth win of the season, KTM’s Antoine Meo (F) continues to establish himself as the main guy to beat in the class.

“It’s been another fantastic weekend for me,” told Meo. “I felt quite good all day. I won some tests and lost a few too but overall I was able to keep my times quite consistent and I think that was the most important thing. Hopefully I can keep this form going next weekend in Portugal.”

Delivering his best result of the 2015 series to date, Alex Salvini (I-Honda) chased Meo home for second. With a strong set of times on the final lap, the Italian managed to keep a hard charging Pela Renet (F-Husqvarna) four seconds behind him.

With Renet forced to settle for third, it was Beta’s Johnny Aubert (F) who completed the top four – albeit 15 seconds adrift of Renet. Showing great promise on day two, France’s Loic Larrieu placed fifth on his Sherco ensuring five different manufactures occupied the top five positions.

As Enduro 3 continues to prove itself as one of the most competitive classes of the championship, Husqvarna’s Mathias Bellino is showing himself as the main rider to beat. Fighting his way from fourth into the lead, Bellino managed to hold off a late charge from Sherco’s Matti Seistola (FIN) to take a small but very important one-second margin of victory.

“That was one very close race for victory, but it was great too,” remarked Bellino. “On the last lap I had the lead but the gap was nothing and any mistake could have pushed me back to fifth. Winning both days is an incredible feeling.”

With the top six riders separated by just 17 seconds, Matti Seistola was next to Bellino. Coming an agonising one-second shy of winning, the Finn placed as the runner-up. Turning up the speed for day two, Spain’s Jonathan Barragan delivered Gas Gas a home GP podium result with third.

Only one second behind Barragan, Italy’s Manuel Monni (TM) missed out on a top three result and was fourth. Australia’s Matt Phillips (KTM) rounded out the top five with Thomas Oldrati (I-Husqvarna) two seconds back in sixth.

Once again there was no stopping KTM’s Christophe Nambotin (F) in Enduro 1. At home in the hot, dry and dusty conditions, the Frenchman delivered a carbon copy result of his previous day’s ride. Winning all the special tests, Nambotin was also unofficially the fastest outright.

“It’s been a brilliant weekend, really good,” smiled Nambotin. “Winning both days is exactly what I hoped for and also getting the outright too is a nice touch. I was disappointed with the way I rode in Chile and I really wanted to make up for it. It’s great to win.”

While Nambotin cleared off to win, Eero Remes (FIN-TM) was again second to the KTM rider. Delivering another podium result on home turf, Yamaha’s Cristobal Guerrero has put himself firmly back in the championship fight following a difficult opening round in Chile.

Improving two positions over day one, Husqvarna’s Daniel McCanney (GB) held off a last lap battle with Kawasaki’s Simone Albergoni (I) to take fourth.

In the Enduro Juniors it was another win for Husqvarna’s Jamie McCanney (GB). But this time around he came under heavy fire from a very impressive Steve Holcombe (GB).

The Beta mounted rider has surprised a lot of people with his speed this weekend and is a new threat for race honours. Behind the leading British riders, Italy’s Giacomo Redondi (Beta) found his way onto the podium with third.

Claiming a top four result, Luis Oliveira is on form ahead of his home race in Portugal next weekend. One second behind Oliveira, Italy’s Alessandro Battig (Honda) completed the top five.

The GP of Spain was one to remember for home favourite Josep Garcia (Husqvarna) with the young Spaniard clocking up his second victory of the weekend in the Youth Cup. The Yamaha duo of Mikael Persson (SWE) and Luca Garello (I) joined him on the podium in second and third.

In the Women’s Cup it was another win for Spain’s Laia Sanz, This time the KTM rider extended her advantage to almost two minutes. Australia’s Jessica Gardiner (Sherco) followed Sanz home for the runner-up with Jane Daniels (GB-Husqvarna) seven seconds behind in third.